Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Mississippi, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Mississippi, the GDP per capita is $41,778 as of 2024.
be 27.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mississippi, however, that number is 18.4% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
